ING Clarion Partners Named 2009 Outstanding Landlord by the Sustainability Roundtable

In presenting the award, Jim Boyle, president & chief executive officer of SR Inc. stated, "We believe that ING Clarion is one of the most forward-thinking and goal-oriented companies in the green buildings industry right now. This Outstanding Landlord award recognizes and affirms the company’s efforts and encourages others to follow suit."

Rick Schaupp, senior vice president at ING Clarion Partners and head of the company’s Sustainability Task Force, said, "We are extremely pleased to receive this recognition from the Sustainability Roundtable. ING Clarion is committed to continuing to manage our buildings in an environmentally responsible way."

SR Inc. noted that ING Clarion Partners has embraced the use of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool in its properties. Among other achievements, the company has successfully pursued LEED certification for multiple buildings in its national portfolio of office buildings, implemented a smart metering solution at multi-tenanted office buildings, and driven substantial energy savings portfolio. In one specific case, ING Clarion Partners helped to institute a "Climate Day" competition in New York City, teaming up with other firms up to encourage energy savings across 41 million square feet of office space. By making minor adjustments to building operations and promoting tenant awareness, the competition resulted in a 10 percent reduction in energy use in a single day.

ING Clarion Partners has set significant sustainability goals for the coming years, including a 30 percent decrease in energy consumption across its office portfolio by 2012.

About ING Clarion
Founded in 1982, ING Clarion and its affiliates manage almost $40 billion in assets in the private equity, public equity, and public debt sectors of the real estate markets. The ING Clarion organization has more than 400 associates located in major markets throughout the United States.
 
The firm is the U.S. investment management arm of ING Real Estate, a global real estate company active in investment management, development and finance. With a total business portfolio of more than $140 billion and offices in 22 countries in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Australia, ING Real Estate ranks among the world's strongest real estate companies.

ING Real Estate is part of ING Group, a global financial institution headquartered in the Netherlands offering banking, insurance and asset management to over 85 million private, corporate and institutional clients in more than 40 countries.

More information about the firm is available atwww.ingclarion.com.

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